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we care about each other and pay taxes to provide services to everyone. in fact, my co-owners and i have paid over $250,000 in property taxes to the city of san francisco since we purchased in 2007. in the same period of time two similarly sized tenant occupied buildings on our block have paid less than 40,000 combined. that's due to prop 13. we are san francisco's middle class and we need help. although we don't attend meetings in protest we still deserve to have the full board consider this legislation which will allow us to help ourselves. i also wanted to thank the people in opposition who have acknowledged our common goals and that we need help but state that long-term solutions which i believe we need in condo reform isn't going to help any of us. we're going to be forced to sell and dump this problem in new owners -- >> chair wiener: thank you very much. next speaker. i've called all the cards. if there's anyone else who would like to speak just get in line, otherwise this will be the last speaker. >> jake, i live in a six unit t.i.c. in south of m
we care about each other and pay taxes to provide services to everyone. in fact, my co-owners and i have paid over $250,000 in property taxes to the city of san francisco since we purchased in 2007. in the same period of time two similarly sized tenant occupied buildings on our block have paid less than 40,000 combined. that's due to prop 13. we are san francisco's middle class and we need help. although we don't attend meetings in protest we still deserve to have the full board consider this...
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> item 25 is an ordinance appropriating 2.6 million from the general reserve for the gross receipts tax implementation planning for fy 2012-13 and amending the salary ordinance and reflecting the addition of five positions this the treasury of tax collector. >> same hots same call this item is passed on the first reading. >> item 27. >> item 27 is performing work under city contracts. >> same house same call this resolution is adopted. >> item 28 is a resolution approving the fourth contract amendment with i c f resour for renybble contract change and resours and increasing the amount of contract by 20.4 million. >> this resolution is adopted item 29. >> item 29 is a resolution approvalling the prepayment and collection agreement between bay area water supply and public utilities chex for a term ending 2036. >> next item. >> item 30 is a resolution authorizing the department of emergency management to retrotively accept and extend an emergency management performance grant in the amount of 289.6000 for preparedness compatibilityings for the period of july 30, 2012 through june 2013. >> t
> item 25 is an ordinance appropriating 2.6 million from the general reserve for the gross receipts tax implementation planning for fy 2012-13 and amending the salary ordinance and reflecting the addition of five positions this the treasury of tax collector. >> same hots same call this item is passed on the first reading. >> item 27. >> item 27 is performing work under city contracts. >> same house same call this resolution is adopted. >> item 28 is a resolution...
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smaller projects; prop k has money for curve walks, pedestrian signals, the major feature of the sales tax program. i have the audit on the agenda. congratulations to cynthia and the board; we continue to have a good credit rating. we have not had to issue bonds but we are prepared to that. we have negotiated a letter of credit; there is a significant cost savings, just under 1 million dollars a year that are now available for projects. we have had a big office move; congratulations to cynthia and her staff. if you have not looked at the window recently it is converted to residential use. last but not least i want to reiterate what jose luis and the chair have said about the leadership of the board; and more more about the public and private partners. a huge thanks to the wonderful staff past and present and our interns who have done amazing things. i want to mention anthony adams who created interactive maps. you can find the project, cost phase and completion. we expect this to go live next month. thank you. >> thank you for your presentation; the interactive map something and fantastic;
smaller projects; prop k has money for curve walks, pedestrian signals, the major feature of the sales tax program. i have the audit on the agenda. congratulations to cynthia and the board; we continue to have a good credit rating. we have not had to issue bonds but we are prepared to that. we have negotiated a letter of credit; there is a significant cost savings, just under 1 million dollars a year that are now available for projects. we have had a big office move; congratulations to cynthia...
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they just see it as another tax. >> i wanted to bring up something that was brought up in my neighborhood that is part residential, part commercial, which is people are very distressed because for example, on sampson street, one-half of the street is residential parking. the other half is metered. so this now means on weekends, on sundays, everyone has got to park on the residential park. no one is going to want to park on the metered part. so the residents have come to me in distress, and said, now we have no parking. so we won't have any parking because people won't want to park where the meters are. that is maybe something that was unanticipated. i'm curious and i have contacted mta to ask if they had any plans, because i'm sure there are other instances of that, where it's a mixed-use neighborhood. whether they would be considering, i don't know, putting residential in seven days a week. you know, there has got to be some way to work that out. >> stickers. >> i'm sure there will be little nuances, so we have heard over the years there are some merchant areas that really want the sunda
they just see it as another tax. >> i wanted to bring up something that was brought up in my neighborhood that is part residential, part commercial, which is people are very distressed because for example, on sampson street, one-half of the street is residential parking. the other half is metered. so this now means on weekends, on sundays, everyone has got to park on the residential park. no one is going to want to park on the metered part. so the residents have come to me in distress,...
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paying my property taxes, sending my son to public school in san francisco, trying to make ends meet like most people here. we have been patiently waiting to condo convert for six years with our financial stability deteriorating. we are trapped by our loan because we are not able to refinance and have a balloon payment due in two years. i'm scared what will happen in two years. i am not a real estate investor. i'm not looking to float my home. i am a mother who wants to raise her child in san francisco and have the same mortgage financing options as the rest of the countries. i urge you to support the condo bypass legislation. >> chair wiener: thank you very much. next speaker. >> hello. my name is julie, and i'd like to thank the supervisors for taking this into such serious and strong consideration. i think what's evident today is that the t.i.c. units and ownership is very unique to san francisco and therefore requires unique and brave decisions. i'm a single woman, i've lived here for 20 years, i bought my first home as a t.i.c., not because i was looking to flip a unit, not beca
paying my property taxes, sending my son to public school in san francisco, trying to make ends meet like most people here. we have been patiently waiting to condo convert for six years with our financial stability deteriorating. we are trapped by our loan because we are not able to refinance and have a balloon payment due in two years. i'm scared what will happen in two years. i am not a real estate investor. i'm not looking to float my home. i am a mother who wants to raise her child in san...
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, 1.5 million in new sales tax and about 10.9 million in new hotel tax revenue for a total of 13 million in that year. that is notably more than the city's general fund contribution, and that number will increase with inflation. so, what it really means is suggests every year the city will be making indirectly more in taxes than it is contributing its share to the expansion. the only thing i would note in addition and conclusion is that the city's fiscal and economic up si
, 1.5 million in new sales tax and about 10.9 million in new hotel tax revenue for a total of 13 million in that year. that is notably more than the city's general fund contribution, and that number will increase with inflation. so, what it really means is suggests every year the city will be making indirectly more in taxes than it is contributing its share to the expansion. the only thing i would note in addition and conclusion is that the city's fiscal and economic up si
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, 1.5 million in new sales tax and about 10.9 million in new hotel tax revenue for a total of 13 million in that year. that is notably more than the city's general fund contribution, and that number will increase with inflation. so, what it really means is suggests every year the city will be making indirectly more in taxes than it is contributing its share to the expansion. the only thing i would note in addition and conclusion is that the city's fiscal and economic up side, if you like, is somewhat limited by the fact that there is limited hotel capacity in san francisco. and if we had the capacity to accommodate 100% of the demand, the job benefit and the tax benefit for the city would be greater. and with that i'll take any questions that you have, supervisors. >> thank you, mr. eagan. just, again, to summarize here. in terms of the financing. so, 70% is going to be paid for by the expansion district so 30% by the city general fund. it's going to create thousands of jobs in terms of both construction and long-term. i think your job numbers here, were these annual jobs? >> they're ann
, 1.5 million in new sales tax and about 10.9 million in new hotel tax revenue for a total of 13 million in that year. that is notably more than the city's general fund contribution, and that number will increase with inflation. so, what it really means is suggests every year the city will be making indirectly more in taxes than it is contributing its share to the expansion. the only thing i would note in addition and conclusion is that the city's fiscal and economic up side, if you like, is...
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and those were backed by hotel tax revenue. in addition, in 2009 the board approved the delivery of certificates of participation as well as the establishment of a [speaker not understood] improvement district allowing for the district to levy assessmentses of up to 1.5% to do improvements. .5% of that was available towards improvement of moscone and the city also contributed by way of certificates of participation to the 56 million improvement that is now at moscone. so, we've already established that partnership whereas in the first three pieces were voter approved and this is nonvoter approved. and we also partnered with sf travel improvement. we are now proposing as part of the expansion another collaboration. so, this is similar to what we've done historically. >> thank you. >> this slide is a highlight of attachment 3 of the budget analyst and legislative report. it shows you a huge cash flow. we are proposing a not to exceed amount of 507.9 million, and we've assumed an interest rate of 6%. we are requesting that as part
and those were backed by hotel tax revenue. in addition, in 2009 the board approved the delivery of certificates of participation as well as the establishment of a [speaker not understood] improvement district allowing for the district to levy assessmentses of up to 1.5% to do improvements. .5% of that was available towards improvement of moscone and the city also contributed by way of certificates of participation to the 56 million improvement that is now at moscone. so, we've already...
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on the federal level congress has passed a number of laws reducing the tax burden on homeowners facing foreclosure, expanding home ownership counseling, expanding the the federal housing administration to play a larger role for those at risk of foreclosure. obama signed the home affordable refinance program in 2010. locally we've done many things. in january 2008, this board of supervisors established a san francisco fair lending working group, with its number one policy recommendation of whenever possible, home ownership should be preserved and foreclosure prevented. this promotes family stability in our neighborhoods and community. second of all, the goal of this legislation was to provide security for tenants in t.i.c. buildings. supervisor wiener as coauthor want to ensure that tenants in t.i.c. buildings which might take advantage of this legislation will be presented. we wanted to provide the greatest security possible for existing tenants to be secure in their units and our legislation has done exactly that. let me specifically address this to many of the people in the hallway t
on the federal level congress has passed a number of laws reducing the tax burden on homeowners facing foreclosure, expanding home ownership counseling, expanding the the federal housing administration to play a larger role for those at risk of foreclosure. obama signed the home affordable refinance program in 2010. locally we've done many things. in january 2008, this board of supervisors established a san francisco fair lending working group, with its number one policy recommendation of...
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we may our taxes. and we're not going anywhere. we're here for the long haul. but we see people in our building who have sold, and our building renovated sold in 10 minutes to us, and other people who bought. but it's taken over a year to sell them because of the hoops the banks make the new buyers go through. and i just think it's the next right thing to do. and i love to see $20 million go into affordable housing. thank you very much. >> chair wiener: thank you. next speaker. >> i want to -- mike muylan that was my wife. i agree and support what she said because it's better off for me. we live in a t.i.c., it's very diverse, and the occupants in both jobs and ethnicity, we have chinese, vietnamese, people in marketing, we have a landscaper, and some that are semiretired. i looked up data from 2010 and it looked like at the time they said there's 65% of the units in san francisco are rented. that's 220,000 units and 35% are owned. that's 123,000. so this legislation, which is about a one-time -- roughly might be 2,000 units, is less than 1% of the available re
we may our taxes. and we're not going anywhere. we're here for the long haul. but we see people in our building who have sold, and our building renovated sold in 10 minutes to us, and other people who bought. but it's taken over a year to sell them because of the hoops the banks make the new buyers go through. and i just think it's the next right thing to do. and i love to see $20 million go into affordable housing. thank you very much. >> chair wiener: thank you. next speaker. >> i...
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it is important to leverage the local sales tax dollars to complement and support of the city funded infrastructure investment coming from voter approved initiatives such as the street bond that we all i think worked on. working in tandem with mta to deliver pedestrian safety, traffic calming and other improvements faster and more efficiently and very fair and process to select our executive director. i believe that commissioner avalos will be able to handily take the wheel and help us usher and addresses key issues that i've outlined today. thank you. >> thank you commissioner, before i turn to commissioner wiener, i want to ask if there is any other member of the public who like to say something else on this item? public comment on this is closed. commissioner wiener. >>i'm happy to support commissioner avalos as chair. sometimes something to get lost in the debates is that even though we have areas of disagreement but often get a lot of attention, a lot of press coverage because anytime you have a big dispute at city hall that is likely to get the attention, in reality when it com
it is important to leverage the local sales tax dollars to complement and support of the city funded infrastructure investment coming from voter approved initiatives such as the street bond that we all i think worked on. working in tandem with mta to deliver pedestrian safety, traffic calming and other improvements faster and more efficiently and very fair and process to select our executive director. i believe that commissioner avalos will be able to handily take the wheel and help us usher...
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i think amazon wishes they could make it go away the same way they imagine the sales tax would go away sunday. [laughter] >> but is it clear that i own my data? >> it is clear that you own your data, but it is not clear that somebody with the opprobrious search and seizure warrants cannot just make off with it, too. and, of course, you know, here is the scary one. the fbi says there is an attack coming out of those few racks over there, and they walked out with several companies entire computer set up just because some guy in one of those was doing a bad thing. that is scary. >> unfortunately, we have time for only one last question. weber has the microphone, please. then maybe it is a mistake, but i have the microphone. i came to this lecture trying to find a definition of what cloud computing is. maybe i understand a little better, but i still do not have its in the simple terminology that i understand. my other question is from my point of view as a user of computing services, i have recently had the experience with a couple of banks going through a total change of their website, wh
i think amazon wishes they could make it go away the same way they imagine the sales tax would go away sunday. [laughter] >> but is it clear that i own my data? >> it is clear that you own your data, but it is not clear that somebody with the opprobrious search and seizure warrants cannot just make off with it, too. and, of course, you know, here is the scary one. the fbi says there is an attack coming out of those few racks over there, and they walked out with several companies...
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it benefits us the truth about $55 million in tax revenue. nightlife is the only significant industry in this city that sometimes gets treated at times as it is a nuisance, a problem to be managed. and of course, we have to focus on making sure it is safe and that people are complying with the laws and that we are not having shooting. but when you get so focused on combating the negatives -- every industry has the negatives. you can sometimes lose sight of the positives and we know there are a huge positives for nightlife in the city. we know that a lot of our street shares are at risk -- street fairs are at risk of being given fees to death. we have completely outdated the planning commission like that mission how are used district, which makes it extremely hard to do anything alcohol related in a big swath of the mission. there was a bowling alley that wanted to go in at 17th and van ness and they were not going to be able to do it because they would have been banned from even selling beer. that is the tip of the iceberg in terms of plannin
it benefits us the truth about $55 million in tax revenue. nightlife is the only significant industry in this city that sometimes gets treated at times as it is a nuisance, a problem to be managed. and of course, we have to focus on making sure it is safe and that people are complying with the laws and that we are not having shooting. but when you get so focused on combating the negatives -- every industry has the negatives. you can sometimes lose sight of the positives and we know there are a...
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, or the democrats are talking an energy tax, like a gasoline tax, kim is right. if they're going to do this, through the regulatory angle and outlaw in that way. >> paul: but then, james, why mention it so prominently, or was this sort after bait and switch for the environmentalists and mention it and in policy terms don't. >> there may be some bait and switch, but this is key. if he doesn't need to get anything through the congress, like the potomac swatch-- >> kim strassel. >> so well. they think that they have a court decision a few years empowers them to regulate carbon. they think they're off to the races here and this suggests to me that maybe the play is, with all of the business community expecting an approval of the keystone pipeline, the president might approve the pipeline, but then really ratchet down on the use of the oil going through that pipeline and i think he might be able to say to environmentalists. >> paul: how would they do that, they won't build this thing if they don't think there's a lot of oil that go through it. >> certainly the people
, or the democrats are talking an energy tax, like a gasoline tax, kim is right. if they're going to do this, through the regulatory angle and outlaw in that way. >> paul: but then, james, why mention it so prominently, or was this sort after bait and switch for the environmentalists and mention it and in policy terms don't. >> there may be some bait and switch, but this is key. if he doesn't need to get anything through the congress, like the potomac swatch-- >> kim strassel....
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the people have given us seven years of extra taxes. let us follow the wisdom of joseph, pay down our debts and store up reserves against the leaner time that is will surely follow. >> while brown's speech was upbeat he faces a fight even within his own party over some of his proposals including a plan to fund poorer schools at the expense of wealthy suburban districts. >>> cbs reporter susan mcginnis reports on the latest step in the obama administration's effort to pass new gun control legislation. >>> reporter: vice president joe biden is heading to virginia today to try to gain public support for president obama's gun control proposals. >> it's not about keeping bad guns out of the hands of good people. it's about keeping all guns out of the hands of bad people. >> reporter: on capitol hill thursday gun victims and law enforcement officers joined a group of democratic lawmakers as dianne feinstein announced her own bill which would eliminate high capacity magazines and ban assault weapons. >> military-style assault weapons have but
the people have given us seven years of extra taxes. let us follow the wisdom of joseph, pay down our debts and store up reserves against the leaner time that is will surely follow. >> while brown's speech was upbeat he faces a fight even within his own party over some of his proposals including a plan to fund poorer schools at the expense of wealthy suburban districts. >>> cbs reporter susan mcginnis reports on the latest step in the obama administration's effort to pass new gun...
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or by the way the democrats are also talking about maybe an energy tax, like a gasoline tax. there is no political support there. that's why i think kim is right. if they are going to do this it's going to have to be through the regulatory angle trying to outlaw carbon in that way. >> james, why mention it so prominently or was this sort and switch for the environmentalists. you mention it re tore rickly and say i'm really behind you. in policy terms, you don't give them anything. >> there may be some bait and switch. i think this is the key. if he doesn't neeyd to get anythingt. through the congress, as the potomac watch column in friday's journal. >> kim strousal, there is a lot of regulatory authority they think they have. court decision a few years ago empowers them to regulate carbon. they think they are off to the races here. so this suggests to me that maybe the play is, with all of the business community expecting an approval of the keystone pipeline, the president might approve the pipeline but then really ratchet down on the use of the oilat going through that pipel
or by the way the democrats are also talking about maybe an energy tax, like a gasoline tax. there is no political support there. that's why i think kim is right. if they are going to do this it's going to have to be through the regulatory angle trying to outlaw carbon in that way. >> james, why mention it so prominently or was this sort and switch for the environmentalists. you mention it re tore rickly and say i'm really behind you. in policy terms, you don't give them anything....
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information available on the united states trade representatives website there have been some leaked tax of and if they're correct they give you a. feeling of what may or may not be in it but in general it looks like it's going in the same direction as past u.s. trade policy specifically the nafta free trade agreement the captive free trade agreement the more recent korea free trade agreement and in those agreements the big winners are the multinational u.s. corporations some workers fair fairly well many workers found that they lost their jobs and that their wages were suppressed so in general it's sort of a you know the rich get richer and the poor get poorer type agreement so these major corporations would be able to. outsource their those jobs to other countries a little easier some of the workers in this country. could see their their jobs lost that's a sure sign absolutely and that's what we're afraid of and we think that free trade can be great and could be really beneficial for creating economic growth for spring new development new investment new jobs but it really depends on th
information available on the united states trade representatives website there have been some leaked tax of and if they're correct they give you a. feeling of what may or may not be in it but in general it looks like it's going in the same direction as past u.s. trade policy specifically the nafta free trade agreement the captive free trade agreement the more recent korea free trade agreement and in those agreements the big winners are the multinational u.s. corporations some workers fair...
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ending inequality, making people pay their fair share of taxes, finding a way out of the student debt slavery, finding ways to keep people in their homes, stopping the evictions, making sure that those who got us into the economic mess, the bankers and wall street, be held accountable -- and getting money out of our politics. [applause] >> one place you want to occupy for sure is the white house. goldman sachs, these guys are continuing to run economic policy. it is goldman sachs. i am sorry. they're all goldman sachs alums. the bill back to goldman sachs. they go back into government. -- they all go back to goldman sachs. they go backin>> this goes backa in a way. i will go back to goldman sachs if i must. remember in august when there were about 1200 people doing civil disobedience around the white house protesting the keystone pipeline. the corporate mainstream media was like this on that. imagine if 1200 tea partyemselvo the date of the white house. when occupy launched in september in new york and then moved across the country, suddenly there was more attention being paid to othe
ending inequality, making people pay their fair share of taxes, finding a way out of the student debt slavery, finding ways to keep people in their homes, stopping the evictions, making sure that those who got us into the economic mess, the bankers and wall street, be held accountable -- and getting money out of our politics. [applause] >> one place you want to occupy for sure is the white house. goldman sachs, these guys are continuing to run economic policy. it is goldman sachs. i am...
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and say i endorse do you us the tax and shutting down websites i mean on on one hand he is trying to be a law abiding citizen and do things very by the book on the other hand were you surprised at all the kind of saying i don't really agree with the tactics of anonymous and the activists who shut down the site not really because if you look back during the last couple of months the activists movement known as anonymous is really transcended beyond just d.d. o. s. attacks yes that is still a common tactic but go and look at the response to sandy hook and the response to westboro church planning on picketing that tragedies funerals and all they want the members of anonymous have coordinated a lot of i.r.l. in real life movements during the past year and it really off the web and that's what really got people talking like it if you remember during the strike on gaza back in november i believe anonymous was really trying to help people get connection to the internet in parts of palestine that were taken offline and that actually got anonymous coverage on the mainstream news so it's not j
and say i endorse do you us the tax and shutting down websites i mean on on one hand he is trying to be a law abiding citizen and do things very by the book on the other hand were you surprised at all the kind of saying i don't really agree with the tactics of anonymous and the activists who shut down the site not really because if you look back during the last couple of months the activists movement known as anonymous is really transcended beyond just d.d. o. s. attacks yes that is still a...
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taxes came from taxes on fast-food and property taxes. so you ended up taxing the rich more, right? because the bigger your property was, the more you paid. >> a lot of people feel there will be cut backs in other areas to make up for the lack of income. or as michelle talked about, can they make it up in other areas. >> money moves to taxes that get rid of their -- states that get rid of income tax. like $150 billion over the last 15 years, according to "how many walks" moved from states that had income tax to states that didn't. the nine highest taxed states lost a hundred billion of income -- of wealth, rather. it is proven it works. it attracts wealth to your state by getting rid of income tax. >> i couldn't believe this but for the billionaire that has everything. michael dell is on order to buy a boeing 787 dreamliner. i don't know if it is him per se buying it or whether the corporation that behind him that does it. >> this is a mystery p.m. pep familiar with him say it isn't his style to have a big plane like this. it is done through international leasing. it could be that t
taxes came from taxes on fast-food and property taxes. so you ended up taxing the rich more, right? because the bigger your property was, the more you paid. >> a lot of people feel there will be cut backs in other areas to make up for the lack of income. or as michelle talked about, can they make it up in other areas. >> money moves to taxes that get rid of their -- states that get rid of income tax. like $150 billion over the last 15 years, according to "how many walks"...
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impose their own tax hikes. a proposal that would allow governments to attack on an additional 5 cents that would benefit their county transportation projects. residents face congested roads, particularly in prince george's and montgomery counties. >> two bills are under discussion which would -- one requires a background check on those requesting a license. the legislation is named after a woman who sought counseling as if victim of abuse. >> i believe therapist abuse is a silent epidemic. >> 23 other states have laws addressing this issue. >> baltimore gets a b-plus in how they allow the state to track budgets and other requests. baltimore is praise for its downloadable checkbooks and its service request center that allows residents to notify officials of issues that need to be fixed. new york city received an a. some hardy souls will benefit a worthy cause in the polar bear plunge. the super plungers will begin at noon to benefit maryland's special olympics. we wish them all the best and we hope they try to s
impose their own tax hikes. a proposal that would allow governments to attack on an additional 5 cents that would benefit their county transportation projects. residents face congested roads, particularly in prince george's and montgomery counties. >> two bills are under discussion which would -- one requires a background check on those requesting a license. the legislation is named after a woman who sought counseling as if victim of abuse. >> i believe therapist abuse is a silent...
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starbucks got a roasting for paying no corporation tax on new sales of some $600 million. it's now volunteered to make some payments. starbucks arrangements are perfectly legal and typical of a multinational of its kind. but critics have not been silent, forcing starbucks into damage control. >> one of the things that's really tricky about that situation on corporation tax is how do you educate the public of the complexities of the british tax code, and does the public really care about those intricacies? probably not. so, on the one hand, by educating the public, you look defensive. by not educating them, then you're almost encouraging them to think that you are a big, greedy, terrible company trying to exploit your workers. it's a very difficult thing to play. >> big numbers expected later on from starbucks. >> aaron, thank you, thank you. do stay with us. there's much more to come here on "g.m.t." our science correspondent explains why biscuits provide a clue to the link between dogs and their canine ancestors. >> now, to the controversial construction of winter in airl
starbucks got a roasting for paying no corporation tax on new sales of some $600 million. it's now volunteered to make some payments. starbucks arrangements are perfectly legal and typical of a multinational of its kind. but critics have not been silent, forcing starbucks into damage control. >> one of the things that's really tricky about that situation on corporation tax is how do you educate the public of the complexities of the british tax code, and does the public really care about...
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. >> gop leaders say they'll continue to push low tax policies that stress growth in the small business sector in hopes of winning the 2014 elections. >>> one of the leaders of the gop will be on "meet the press" tomorrow to talk about the future of the republican party. former vice presidential candidate and current wisconsin congressman paul ryan will sit down with david gregory tomorrow in his first live interview since the election. you can catch this exclusive interview tomorrow at 10:30 here on nbc 4. >>> the supreme court may have to discuss whether some of president obama's appointments to the national labor relations board were unconstitutional. a federal appeals court ruled yesterday the president did not have the ability to bypass the senate and make three appoints last year during a recess. yesterday's decision could affect the appointment of richard cordray to head the newly formed consumer financial protection bureau. >>> this morning, actor burt reynolds is in the hospital battling a bad case of the flu. the 76-year-old actor is said to be in the intensive care unit at th
. >> gop leaders say they'll continue to push low tax policies that stress growth in the small business sector in hopes of winning the 2014 elections. >>> one of the leaders of the gop will be on "meet the press" tomorrow to talk about the future of the republican party. former vice presidential candidate and current wisconsin congressman paul ryan will sit down with david gregory tomorrow in his first live interview since the election. you can catch this exclusive...
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do not bank on getting a fast return even if you file your taxes early. things could be slowed down by a weak this year. the irs begins excepting 2012 returns tomorrow. you may be overqualified for your job. 40% of college grads are in jobs they are overqualified for. you can avoid a new surcharge at walmart, target, and macy's. small retailers are more likely to do it. a today meeting on the economy and interest rates. stocks yesterday were almost flat ahead of the meeting. be careful of what you say on facebook. a ruling is in question because of legal questions on the board. there were appointed when the senate was not technically in recess. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. there is some fog outside. we start in the upper 30's to around 40. about a 30% chance for a rain shower. most of you will have a dry day. a southeast wind at 10 knots on the bay. we will check the seven day forecast in just a few minutes. >> that closure on route 40 i
do not bank on getting a fast return even if you file your taxes early. things could be slowed down by a weak this year. the irs begins excepting 2012 returns tomorrow. you may be overqualified for your job. 40% of college grads are in jobs they are overqualified for. you can avoid a new surcharge at walmart, target, and macy's. small retailers are more likely to do it. a today meeting on the economy and interest rates. stocks yesterday were almost flat ahead of the meeting. be careful of what...
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he says that she focused on tax transparency the compound and avoided some of what he wanted to talk about but a raft of the financial ministers err in davos that is what it's all about they refer and we always had angle and i think the german chancellor sheets it to the mike and she was talking about structural reforms and she spoke about her concern as well to do with the spanish unemployment rate now sitting at sixty percent is used in sound with that we also had to look at some of the brics countries as well as women's role in the financial community that was going on today. more news coming your way in thirty five minutes time max and stacey up next with all the latest the kaiser report stay with us. right wing t.v. host glenn beck is going to build his own utopia back plans to put together a massive social experiment building his own city which will be totally independent from the evil grasp of government and the outside world where residents will have to learn how to survive on their own make their old things and grow their own food the future city called independence usa will
he says that she focused on tax transparency the compound and avoided some of what he wanted to talk about but a raft of the financial ministers err in davos that is what it's all about they refer and we always had angle and i think the german chancellor sheets it to the mike and she was talking about structural reforms and she spoke about her concern as well to do with the spanish unemployment rate now sitting at sixty percent is used in sound with that we also had to look at some of the brics...
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i'm bob, we talked at the tax store. i did your taxes. i thought you were a tax expert? today, i'm a master plumber. major tax stores advertise for preparers with "no tax experience necessary." at turbotax, you only get answers from cpas, eas or tax attorneys - all real tax experts. ...than h&r block stores and all other major tax stores combined. and under 550 calories each. you have to taste it to believe it. i believe it! i can dig it! [ male announcer ] uh oh. yep, they tasted it. big flavor, big portions, starting at just $9.99. see you tomorrow. >> jimmy: tonight on the program from the very funny hbo show "girls" adam driver is with us. adam plays adam on the show. and our musical guest tonight is currently nominated for a grammy this is their album it's called "the strange case of" halestorm is here. tomorrow night we'll be joined by magic johnson. from the new zombie romance movie "warm bodies" nicholas hoult will be here. and we'll have music from antibalas. and on thursday jennifer lawrence, katie couric, and music from tegan and sara. so join us then. [ appla
i'm bob, we talked at the tax store. i did your taxes. i thought you were a tax expert? today, i'm a master plumber. major tax stores advertise for preparers with "no tax experience necessary." at turbotax, you only get answers from cpas, eas or tax attorneys - all real tax experts. ...than h&r block stores and all other major tax stores combined. and under 550 calories each. you have to taste it to believe it. i believe it! i can dig it! [ male announcer ] uh oh. yep, they tasted...
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i'm bob, we talked at the tax store. i did your taxes. i thought you were a tax expert? today, i'm a master plumber. major tax stores advertise for preparers with "no tax experience necessary." at turbotax, you only get answers from cpas, eas or tax attorneys - all real tax experts. ...than h&r block stores and all other major tax stores combined. and under 550 calories each. you have to taste it to believe it. i believe it! i can dig it! [ male announcer ] uh oh. yep, they tasted it. big flavor, big portions, starting at just $9.99. see you tomorrow. a turkey-cheddar-bacon in the afternoon, or a tuna salad when the job is done, sandwich on your terms with any of dunkin's freshly made bakery sandwiches for just $2.99. america runs on dunkin'. nope, no. sorry, love to but can't. i'm sorry, she's very busy. enjoy the rich taste of dunkin' mocha lattes and coffees. now in dark chocolate. indulge in one today. america ruruns on dunkin'. >> jimmy: tonight on the program from the very funny hbo show "girls" adam driver is with us. adam plays adam on the show. and our musical g
i'm bob, we talked at the tax store. i did your taxes. i thought you were a tax expert? today, i'm a master plumber. major tax stores advertise for preparers with "no tax experience necessary." at turbotax, you only get answers from cpas, eas or tax attorneys - all real tax experts. ...than h&r block stores and all other major tax stores combined. and under 550 calories each. you have to taste it to believe it. i believe it! i can dig it! [ male announcer ] uh oh. yep, they tasted...
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. >> chris: he did it also with tax rates. >> he did. he did. >> chris: we have to take a break here. when we come back, secretary of state clinton has a rare jointt >>> i just wanted to have a chance to publicly say thank you because i think hillary will go down as one of the finest secretary of states we had. >> president obama asked me to be secretary of state and i said yes and why did he ask me and why did i say, yes? because we both love our country. >> chris: president obama and hillary clinton in an unusual joint interview as she ends four years as secretary of state. apparently folks the president calls 60 minutes and says i would like to do an interview with hillary clinton. what makes this so unusual is in his four years as president the only time he sat down with another person for an interview mr. obama is with mrs. obama. so jeff, one, what do you make of it. will the chattering class here in washington think this is a kind of mini endorsement of hillary for 2016 and how unhappy to do you think joe biden will be tonight whe
. >> chris: he did it also with tax rates. >> he did. he did. >> chris: we have to take a break here. when we come back, secretary of state clinton has a rare jointt >>> i just wanted to have a chance to publicly say thank you because i think hillary will go down as one of the finest secretary of states we had. >> president obama asked me to be secretary of state and i said yes and why did he ask me and why did i say, yes? because we both love our country....
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i'm bob, we talked at the tax store. i did your taxes. i thought you were a tax expert? today, i'm a master plumber. major tax stores advertise for preparers with "no tax experience necessary." at turbotax, you only get answers from cpas, eas or tax attorneys - all real tax experts. ...than h&r block stores and all other major tax stores combined. and under 550 calories each. you have to taste it to believe it. i believe it! i can dig it! [ male announcer ] uh oh. yep, they tasted it. big flavor, big portions, starting at just $9.99. see you tomorrow. but when i cook up some beef, ketchup, relish and cheese, cover it with crescent dough and pow! cheeseburger crescent casserole. double awesome. pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands biscuits let the making begin. >> jimmy: tonight on the program from the very funny hbo show "girls" adam driver is with us. adam plays adam on the show. and our musical gues
i'm bob, we talked at the tax store. i did your taxes. i thought you were a tax expert? today, i'm a master plumber. major tax stores advertise for preparers with "no tax experience necessary." at turbotax, you only get answers from cpas, eas or tax attorneys - all real tax experts. ...than h&r block stores and all other major tax stores combined. and under 550 calories each. you have to taste it to believe it. i believe it! i can dig it! [ male announcer ] uh oh. yep, they tasted...
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although he was was did you know it is away from the topic because his speech was that she focused on tax transparency to calm down on avoidance that's what he wanted to talk about but the rest of the financial ministers here in davos they just wanted to talk about the referendum. and katie will join us again later in the day here in r.t. for now though catalonia has adopted a declaration of software into the proclamation that gives it the right to hold a referendum on breaking away from spain but madrid is unswayed maintaining it's not up to the catalans to decide if they want to leave but a matter for spaniards to agree upon a scammer on this now i want to see where it leads are both sides with carlos deck also sociologist at the pump university thank you very much indeed for coming on the program today it does appear that madrid and catalonia are on a collision course at this point but how do you foresee it playing out. well i think the main challenge right now in catalonia is for this declaration of sovereignty to to be something real to really put on the table a question that's that'
although he was was did you know it is away from the topic because his speech was that she focused on tax transparency to calm down on avoidance that's what he wanted to talk about but the rest of the financial ministers here in davos they just wanted to talk about the referendum. and katie will join us again later in the day here in r.t. for now though catalonia has adopted a declaration of software into the proclamation that gives it the right to hold a referendum on breaking away from spain...
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by 3% or a separate 3% sales tax statewide. last year governor o'malley favored raising a 6% gas tax. >> 94 oven those surveyed said it's important to maintain and improve the transportation system but only 26% favor a 10% increase in the gas tax to pay for it. a house subcommittee is investigating best practices. >> trying to come up with the best plan we think will be beneficial to maryland. >> at the moment none of these ideas are in bill form but several of these proposals are expected to be officially introduced next week. david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> new details on the status of baltimore's speed and red light programs. an audit is under way to determine if ticketed motorists should receive a refund and whether or not punishment should happen when erroneous tickets are given. >> they are among the thousands of people plunging today, and they call themselves "ice guys always finish last." thousand they were inspired by the athletes. that's coming up. first a look at other things going on around town this weekend. >>
by 3% or a separate 3% sales tax statewide. last year governor o'malley favored raising a 6% gas tax. >> 94 oven those surveyed said it's important to maintain and improve the transportation system but only 26% favor a 10% increase in the gas tax to pay for it. a house subcommittee is investigating best practices. >> trying to come up with the best plan we think will be beneficial to maryland. >> at the moment none of these ideas are in bill form but several of these proposals...
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although he was trying to steer your ideas away from the topic because his speech was that she focused on tax transparency to come down on avoidance that's what he wanted to talk about but the rest of the financial ministers here in davos they just wanted to talk about the referendum. are we seeing. on the program here on r t but for now are britain's pitch for a sweeter deal from brussels did however receive or quarter its response from germany chancellor merkel remark that there was room for talk but not for shopping warning the u.k. not to expect too much but stephen wolf spokesman for the u.k. independence party still believes britain would do absolutely fine out on its side . they said that we would be in huge problems if we came out of the already they said that business would not actually invest in the u.k. unless we join the euro this isn't going to happen and we're not going to have believed the false promises and the false concerns that european politicians and big businesses are actually going to throw as i mean there's an unholy alliance that sees people forming between old conser
although he was trying to steer your ideas away from the topic because his speech was that she focused on tax transparency to come down on avoidance that's what he wanted to talk about but the rest of the financial ministers here in davos they just wanted to talk about the referendum. are we seeing. on the program here on r t but for now are britain's pitch for a sweeter deal from brussels did however receive or quarter its response from germany chancellor merkel remark that there was room for...
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. >> the squatter simply had to file a legal notice, pay taxes and liens and openly live in the house. if the original owner does not object and the bank does not take action, the house is legally his in seven years. >>> an uninvited visitor caused quite a buzz at the white house. a pesky fly decided to hover around president obama's face as he was announcing his nomination for the s.e.c. it even landed for a moment right in his forehead. but this fly got a presidential pardon, unlike the one he famously splattered during an interview four years ago. >>> and from l.a., a rescue worthy of hollywood. it featured a small dog and a somewhat elaborate zip line system. somehow the pooch had gotten on to a small island in l.a.'s mcarthur park. it was shivering in the rain. so, after considering several options, the rescue squad set up the zip line. no one knows who owns the dog. it doesn't have a microchip. >>> and turning to england. a woman fell straight into a canal, that's right, while texting as she walked. she admitted she wasn't paying attention and claimed that the canal's gray ice l
. >> the squatter simply had to file a legal notice, pay taxes and liens and openly live in the house. if the original owner does not object and the bank does not take action, the house is legally his in seven years. >>> an uninvited visitor caused quite a buzz at the white house. a pesky fly decided to hover around president obama's face as he was announcing his nomination for the s.e.c. it even landed for a moment right in his forehead. but this fly got a presidential pardon,...
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be careful on the hash tax. and have been sharing ips -- some ahve using pornographic clips. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. -- >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. there is some minor ice started to accumulate. 28 important. it will be a slippery this morning. a lot of schools have been delayed. it should be above freezing by this afternoon. we will do the seven forecast in just a few minutes. >> the conditions are starting to take their toll. 95 northbound is closed in harford county. they are starting to turn around some of the traffic. take 40 as your alternate. another crash at perry hall. some slow traffic because of the weather conditions. you can see delays at york road. that is the case and many roadways, folks slowing down because of the weather conditions. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. the ravens are gearing up for new orleans. keith mills will have a preview. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lotte
be careful on the hash tax. and have been sharing ips -- some ahve using pornographic clips. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. -- >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. there is some minor ice started to accumulate. 28 important. it will be a slippery this morning. a lot of schools have been delayed. it should be above freezing by this afternoon. we will...